1st Edition

Death and Accident Investigation Protocols

By Mary H. Dudley Copyright 2013
    138 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    138 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Through an examination and assessment of the body at a death scene, the medicolegal death investigator (MLDI) must be able to recognize circumstances that point to what manner of death occurred—be it natural causes, homicide, suicide, accident, or undetermined. A handy reference for use in the field and in the lab, Death and Accident Investigation Protocols provides 34 checklists and forms to help investigators make these determinations.

    Categories of death covered in this guide include:

    • Aircraft and motor vehicle accident
    • Alcohol- and drug-related
    • Blunt- and sharp-force injury
    • Drowning
    • Electrocution, exposure, and fire
    • Gunshot
    • Hanging
    • Hospital- and nursing home-related
    • Infectious disease
    • Natural causes
    • Occupational exposure
    • Poison and toxic substances
    • Sexual assault
    • Suicide

    Formatted as a convenient 8 ½ x 11 spiral-bound book, this manual helps investigators know what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to categorize the scene and the physical injuries. The forms in the book can either be downloaded, which allows for easy form modification. The text includes descriptive illustrations and diagrams associated with various categories of death. An essential tool for the busy investigator, the book facilitates the organization of information for a myriad of death scenarios.

    Aircraft Accident
    Alcohol-Related Death
    Blunt Force Injury
    Child Fatality—Abuse or neglect
    Child Infant Death – General
    Child-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
    Combo/Short Form (Natural death, motor vehicle accident, suicide)
    Death report – General
    Drowning
    Drug Overdose
    Electrical
    Exposure
    Falls
    Fire
    Gunshot/Shotgun
    Hanging
    Homicide
    Hospital death – natural
    Hospital death – Surgical
    In Custody Death
    Infectious Disease
    Inquiries
    Lightning
    Medication List
    Motor Vehicle Accident – Driver/Passenger
    Motor Vehicle Accident – pedestrian
    Natural death
    Occupational Exposure
    Organ and Tissue Donor Information Report Form
    Poisons and Toxic Substances
    Sexual Assault
    Sharp Force Injury
    Suicide
    Unidentified Remains

    Biography

    Mary H. Dudley